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Lake Lookout Shoals is seeing historic water levels. I have a friend who lives on that lake. Duke Energy called him at 5:30 AM and told him to get to high ground. They were releasing four gates on the Oxford Dam at 20 feet each. Just. Crazy. Flood Warning National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC 1145 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019 NCC003-035-097-101515- /O.NEW.KGSP.FA.W.0020.190609T1545Z-190610T1515Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ Catawba NC-Alexander NC-Iredell NC- 1145 AM EDT Sun Jun 9 2019 The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a * Flood Warning for... Northeastern Catawba County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... South central Alexander County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... West central Iredell County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... * Until 1115 AM EDT Monday. * At 1130 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicates numerous light to moderate showers in the vicinity of Lookout Shoals Lake and Lake Hickory, but no additional heavy rainfall at this time. This has allowed Lookout Shoals Lake to crest following a widespread 4-8 inch rainfall event that began Thursday evening. Areas of northwest Catawba County, eastern Caldwell County, and western Alexander County saw 8-12 inches of rainfall. The heaviest rainfall was focused over the watersheds feeding Lake Rhodhiss and Lake Hickory and was responsible for levels at Lookout Shoals Lake not seen since 1940. This has caused flooding of homes along the lake and evacuation orders are in effect. * The latest lake level data for Lookout Shoals Lake are as follows: CURRENT POOL...106.7 feet (Moderate Flooding) and falling steadily. FULL POOL...100.0 feet. CREST...108.19 feet at 9am on June 9. This is the highest level recorded since August 1940, when the lake crested at 114.40 feet. Crests during the 2004 and 2013 floods were 107.4 and 107.0 feet, respectively. MODERATE FLOOD STAGE...105.0 feet. IMPACTS...At 105.0 feet, inundation of homes along Longfield Street, Overbrook Drive, and the Carpenter`s Cove community is likely or ongoing and evacuation orders are in effect. Power has been turned off to affected homes and other structures due to floodwaters. Additional homes and streets may be impacted. FORECAST: Duke Energy project Lookout Shoals Lake will stay near at or above 105 feet into Monday morning. Additional rainfall may cause new rises. * Evacuations are in effect for several residents along Lookout Shoals Lake, including in the Carpenter`s Cove community. Residents are urged to heed guidance from local officials and Emergency Management on any potential or ongoing impacts to property, including evacuation orders. Drivers are urged to heed any barricades and avoid all flooded areas. * Significant releases are occurring at Oxford Dam above Lookout Shoals Lake, causing dangerous high flow conditions and flooding along the Catawba River downstream, including areas of Riverbend Park and Hafer Rd. Please avoid the Catawba River, flooded roadways, and other low-lying areas during these high flows. * FORECAST: Additional heavy rainfall is possible in the North Carolina Blue Ridge Escarpment, Foothills, and northwest Piedmont area above Lookout Shoals Lake Sunday afternoon through Tuesday. This rainfall would occur on top of saturated soils and may exacerbate ongoing high lake levels. Residents and lake users are urged to stay weather aware and be prepared to respond if new rises occur.

Thanks, Grit. Yeah, I live under that nice little purple shade. Crazy! Umm...I'm back in it. My Vantage Vue reports "Raining Cats and Dogs". Storm total so far: 13.58 inches 4.94 on Fri (6/7) 2.50 on Sat (6/8) 6.14...and counting... on Sun (6/9) My basement has a new look. I didn't really like that carpet anyway. Cement slab is the way to go.

Thanks, highcountry. The Catawba River Watershed runs through Hickory. Lake James, Lake Rhodhiss, Lake Hickory, Lake Lookout Shoals, Lake James, Mountain Island Lake, and Lake Wylie are all manmade lakes along its path.

I fought it all night, until I didn't hear my alarm at 3 AM. Was waking up to vacuum where the water was entering. When I woke up again around 5:30, I stepped off the couch into water. I lost the battle. We've had just shy of 6 inches of rainfall...since midnight. My three day total is somewhere around 13 inches. Too tired to figure precisely. My house is draining out into the backyard. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Yep. This is crazy. We now have added another 2.45 inches of rainfall today. It's a firehose. Might be a little break coming shortly. My basement is beginning to take water. Ugh. Just got home from Asheville area where it was surprisingly much drier. Only to find water seeping into basement. Got out the wet vac and cranked it up. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Fortunately, the rain stopped shortly after 1:00 AM last night. So, I now sit at 5.16 inches since the Big Wet Weekend began. That's already at the upper threshold of what some of the global models were predicting for the entire thing. How big can we go? Went back out this morning with the lull in the rain to more properly clear all my gutters. I have never cleared gutters after midnight before (like last night), but I was really worried about our basement flooding with all the rain just draining right along the walls. Fortunately, none of the finished areas have any water influx, as of yet. The crawl space has some wet block walls (from where gutters were not properly draining) but no standing water. I think we're ready for round two now. I'm not sure how we'll hold up for rounds three, four, ... Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

4.94 was my calendar day total. Now at 5 I and coming down steadily. Just went out to clear gutters in our front walkway to keep water from pouring into basement. Should've done that yesterday... [emoji16] Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

US 321 and I-40 interchange is impassable with flooded on and off ramps. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Over 4.5 inches so far today, with more heavy rain falling and in the pipeline. This is insane! Also, low rumbles of thunder with these tropical convective showers. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Also over three inches here in Hickory. Still raining steadily with flash floods warnings and flood advisories for the area. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

The wet weekend has begun here in Hickory as of about an hour ago. I'm expecting upwards of 4 inches of rainfall when all is said and done, but we'll see if it all materializes as forecasted. So much for hiking this weekend in WNC... I'm glad I got the lawn mowed yesterday evening after work.

Agreed. And, even the hot days from a few days ago were not that bad because the humidity was so low and there was a constant breeze. Maybe there's something to be said for that dry heat they have in Arizona...

^Those are truly beautiful, eyewall! Thanks so much for sharing. Number 2 is my favorite, and then number 3. I just made that second picture my desktop background. It's beautiful!

We were blessed with another rogue shower this afternoon. We picked up 0.09 inch of rainfall IMBY and had the temperature knocked down to 73. A nice surprise! Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

94.1 was the high IMBY today. Toasty.

Caught another brief shower to bring the day's total to 0.25 inch. We were quite fortunate. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Was very fortunate to pick up a quick 0.09 inch of rainfall about a half hour ago. Widely scattered showers over this way. That may be the last rain we see for a week or more. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Here comes the heat... Ugh.

Yesterday's combined 0.2 - 0.5 forecasted rainfall totals never really materialized. Finished with 0.15 inch. 0.1 of that was around 1:00 AM. The other 0.05 was around 8:00 PM. Rather a bust in my book, when the point-and-click was advertising the amounts above and 80-90% chances of showers and thunderstorms for the day and evening. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Today's forecasted rain has failed to materialize so far. 90% chance has been rather lackluster. No rainfall since daybreak. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

0.10 inch of rainfall on 5/10. 2.20 inches of rainfall on 5/11. 0.10 inch already since midnight on 5/12. Wet. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Man, we really need this rain... /ducks for cover and grins sheepishly/ Up to 1.17 inches for the day already...

0.97 inch of rainfall so far today. Looks like redevelopment of storms to my South and west, so we might not be done yet. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

Drove threw two tornado warnings on the ride up US 64 from Lake Lure, NC, to Hickory, NC, this afternoon. First was in Rutherford County and second was in either McDowell or Burke County. (Phones alerted us to the warnings.) Rain and wind were intense. But, we never saw any rotation. Had radar up the whole ride to see where we were in location to the warned storm. Not a fun drive... Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk

I'm at Lake Lure this weekend, but watched that radar signature closely. Fortunately, it weakened considerably before it passed over my house. Sent from my moto e5 supra using Tapatalk